Seat lifting device for a stool
US5737780A · kind A · utility
Assignees
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G5/14
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A seat-lifting device having a pair of left and right units 3, 4 arranged on both sides of a stool 1 in a toilet. The units 3, 4 are connected mutually by a connecting frame 5. Each unit 3, 4 has a guide portion 7 and a cable-driving portion 10 which are connected with a pair of conduits for guiding a cable. The guide portion 7 has a static guide 11, 14, a sliding plate 13 slidably supported with the static guide, a seat-supporting member 15 tiltably mounted on the sliding member, and a gas spring 17 urging the rear portion of the seat-supporting member. The sliding plate 13 is driven by the cable-driving portion through a loop of cable.
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